I'm not entirely sure how your comments apply to my observations. Microsoft removed the competition for browsers and promptly ceased improving their browser beyond the barest minimum.
FireFox is beginning to penetrate the market again. Microsoft is now reversing their stance and improving their browser without waiting on an OS (notice that Firefox isn't tied to an OS? That's the way it all started, remember?). I think it's a good thing. - Calvin -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:58 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Internet Explorer 7 (no really!) OK, you're right... no plans to upgrade something from which they make no money and have no competition. I suspect most companies would do the same. The promise of a new browser for a new OS is a feature of that new OS, just as most any new feature is part of an upgrade. Would you ask Macromedia to backwards incorporate Flash Forms or CFCs in CF4.5? Would you go back and add features to your already existing websites for free? MS already has in place a plan for upgrading bugs, and does so regularly. What is it that you're looking for? - Matt Small -----Original Message----- From: Calvin Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:45 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Internet Explorer 7 (no really!) They had no plans to upgrade it without attaching it to an OS, which of course can't be applied to anybody not running that OS. That is exactly what I meant by apathy due to lack of competition. I also suspect the content of the update will be in part driven by the competition. - Calvin -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:14 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Internet Explorer 7 (no really!) "...this simply demonstrates that without a significant threat to mindshare, MS will not improve IE." That's an incorrect statement. MS already had plans to upgrade it, although at a later date and in a newer product. - Matt Small ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:194943 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
